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THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF HONOLULU
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: THE MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES - ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND FUNCTIONS
CHAPTER 3: ADDITIONAL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
CHAPTER 4: ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL AND LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 5: SALARIES, EMPLOYMENT, AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND NON-CIVIL-SERVICE OFFICERS
TITLE II: TAXATION AND FINANCES
CHAPTER 6: FUNDS, FEES, AND LOAN PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 7: RESERVED
CHAPTER 8: REAL PROPERTY TAX
CHAPTER 8A: TAXATION OF TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS
TITLE III: MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 9: BOTANICAL GARDENS
CHAPTER 10: PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
CHAPTER 11: CHILD CARE
CHAPTER 12: ANIMALS AND FOWLS
CHAPTER 13: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, MALLS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTER 14: PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE
TITLE IV: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15A: REGULATIONS OF VEHICLES
CHAPTER 15B: PUBLIC TRANSIT
TITLE V: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES
CHAPTER 16: BUILDING CODE
CHAPTER 16A: HOUSING CODE
CHAPTER 16B: BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE
CHAPTER 16C: BUILDING MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 17: ELECTRICAL CODE
CHAPTER 18: FEES AND PERMITS FOR BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND SIDEWALK CODES
CHAPTER 18A: GRADING, SOIL EROSION, AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
CHAPTER 19: PLUMBING CODE
CHAPTER 20: FIRE CODE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
TITLE VI: LAND USE
CHAPTER 21: LAND USE ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 21A: FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
CHAPTER 22: SUBDIVISION OF LAND
CHAPTER 23: STATE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
CHAPTER 24: DEVELOPMENT PLANS
CHAPTER 25: SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS
CHAPTER 26: SHORELINE SETBACKS
CHAPTER 27: COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 28: SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 29: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 30: WATER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 31: COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 32: AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING
CHAPTER 33: DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 33A: IMPACT FEES FOR TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN EWA
TITLE VII: BUSINESS
CHAPTER 34: REGULATION OF BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 35: INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS TO CREATE NEW JOBS
CHAPTER 36: COMMON CARRIERS
TITLE VIII: PROPERTY
CHAPTER 37: REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
CHAPTER 38: LEASE AND RENTAL OF CITY REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING FEES
CHAPTER 39: MAXIMUM ANNUAL RENEGOTIATED LEASE RENT
CHAPTER 40: OFFENSES RELATING TO PROPERTY
TITLE IX: PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 41: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 42: COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE
CHAPTER 43: SEWERS, DRAINAGE, AND CESSPOOLS
PARALLEL REFERENCES
TABLES
APPENDIX 21-E: INTERIM CONTROL ORDINANCES
Editor’s note:
   Ordinances before 1988 may be found in Appendix F to Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances 1978 (1983 Ed.) and in Appendix 21A.5 to the Revised Ordinances1987 Supp. to 1983 Ed.
Ord. No.
Approval Date
Ord. No.
Approval Date
88-31
3-16-1988
Regulating for an interim period the granting of applications for the issuance of certain grading and building permits in the Lanikai Hillside area of Kailua.
89-36
3-15-1989
Control for an interim period of the construction of golf courses in the AG-2 general agricultural district.
89-71
5-30-1989
Regulating for an interim period the issuance of building permits in the area immediately mauka of Kalanianaole Highway in the vicinity of Sandy Beach identified by TMK: 3-9-10: por. of 1.
89-150
12-28-1989
Regulating for an interim period urban development within Oahu hillsides in the City and County of Honolulu.
90-27
3-29-1990
Regulating for an interim period the granting of applications for certain grading and building permits in the Lanikai Hillside area.
90-81
10-26-1990
Regulating for an interim period the granting of applications for conditional use permits and other applications under the land use ordinance, the granting of applications for the subdivision of consolidation of land, and the issuance of building and grading permits for development, in designated portions of the OR&L right-of-way.
90-83
10-26-1990
Regulating for an interim period development within portions of Kalihi Valley.
91-09
2-27-1991
Amends 3.A, 3.B, and 3.C of Ord. 89-150, regulating for an interim period urban development within Oahu hillsides.
91-12
3-14-1991
Regulating for an interim period development within the Barber’s Point shoreline area.
91-22
4-22-1991
Regulating for an interim period development within the Waikiki area.
91-26
4-23-1991
Amends § 3 of Ord. 90-81, regulating for an interim period the granting of applications for conditional use permits and other applications under the land use ordinance, the granting of applications for the subdivision of consolidation of land, and the issuance of building and grading permits for development, in the designated portions of the OR&L right-of-way.
91-79
11-4-1991
Amends Ord. 90-81, regulating for an interim period the granting of applications for conditional use permits and other applications under the land use ordinance, the granting of applications for subdivision or consolidation of land, and the issuance of building and grading permits for development in the designated portions of the OR&L right-of-way.
91-81
11-8-1991
Amends Ord. 90-83, regulating for an interim period development within portions of Kalihi Valley.
91-94
12-17-1991
Amends Ord. 89-150, regulating for an interim period urban development within Oahu hillsides in the City and County of Honolulu.
92-31
4-7-1992
Regulating for an interim period development within portions of the IMX-1 Industrial-Commercial Mixed-Use zoning district in the City and County of Honolulu.
93-18
3-19-1993
Regulating for an interim period development along Kamehameha Highway near Heeia Kea Boat Harbor (Heeia, Koolau Poko).
18-6
3-13-2018
Regulating for an interim period the issuance of building permits for the planning and development of large residential structures in residential districts in order to provide time for the city to establish appropriate policies in its long-range plans and zoning ordinances to address the impacts of such structures.